Lapsanastrum humile




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Lapsanastrum humile (Thunberg) J. H. Pak & K. Bremer
Synonyms Lapsana humilis (Thunberg) Makino; Lapsana musashiensis Hiyama; Prenanthes humilis Thunberg; Youngia humilis (Thunberg) de Candolle
Common name (Japanese common name) yabu-tabirako [bush tabirako (tabirako = wild plants which are living on rice paddy and surrounding areas)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China
Chromosomal number n=8, 2n=16
Description Plants 20-40cm. Leaves 5-15cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Flowers yellow ca. 8mm, flowering in May to July. Winter annual plants.



May 2008
at lowland forest edge
May 2008
at lowland forest edge
May 2008
at lowland forest edge